Saturday, September 29, 2012

Our 2012 Exhibition is over and we all wish to thank Angela for the fantastic job she has done as convenor for the last three years. Here she is working on quilt-as-you-go hexagons, one of the daily demonstrations.

We also thank all the wonderful people who attended our exhibition and said such lovely things about our handiwork which included things other than quilts. These are some examples.

Ineke's embroidered footstool

Loretta's "Crazy About Christmas" stockings (one for each grandchild including those not yet born)

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Many quilts are made simply for the joy of sewing and creating. Some are "purpose built" for an intended recipient, a special occasion or for memories.

These quilts hanging at our current exhibition are some of the "memory quilts" made by members.

Lyn H's "New Zealand Memory Quilt"

Angela L's "A Window on Finland"

Judy F's "The Life of My Dear Mother"

Carol W's "A Labour of Love"

Leanne B's "Our Amazing Holiday"

Robyn H's "The Seven Sisters" (Robyn is one of seven sisters)

These are some of the children's quilts on display.

Carol B's "Roaming Dinosaurs"

Lyn R-S' "Sam's Quilt"

Sue M's "Asher's Quilt"

Sheila D's "Trains and Planes"

Lyle's "What We Didn't See in America"

Lyle's quilt fits into both categories! Several small boys have been heard admiring it.

More photos will be posted later but not all quilts will be seen on-line. Friday 28 September will be the last chance to view all of this year's quilts. If you are unable to attend you may wish to note that our next exhibition will be held during the 2013 Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

We have a wonderful variety of quilts on display that are being enjoyed by a variety of people. Frequently-heard questions often relate to how quilts are made and whether they have been hand or machine-stitched. The answer is : a variety of ways!Some, such as these, were hand-pieced and hand-quilted.

Joan B's "Flowers in My Garden"

Robyn G's "There's Life After the Flood"

Others, such as these, were machine-pieced and machine-quilted.

Angela L's "Simeon's Elephants on Parade"

Amanda H's "Two Birds

Leanne B's "Diamonds and Gold"

Others were made using a combination of hand and machine sewing. For example, these two were hand-pieced and then machine-quilted.

Monday, September 3, 2012

Lots of energy is going into pre-Exhibition preparation. There is one very exciting piece of news: the quilt that we are raffling this year won second place in the Collaborative Quilts Category at the EKKA this year! Many thanks to everyone who assisted with the making of this quilt, and especially to Lyn Crump who coordinated the project this year and completed the quilting.

The photo really does not do it justice ( a common problem). Tickets will be on sale during the Exhibition and the winner drawn on 6 October. Proceeds from the raffle will be donated to the Toowoomba Hear and Say Centre that was set up in Toowoomba to support people from the Darling Downs and western regions who would otherwise have to travel to Brisbane for treatment and therapy.